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FUBLirLAW 14 . 02 , 80 TH C0NGSE88
WICK OF AMSEICA.

[ attended Wagner Memorial Lutheran College
19L0 to September 19h2 and December 1943 to May 1945,
received BA degree 194$. Attended Columbia University
part time Sept. 1945 to June 1946; Sent. 19h7 to
June 191*8; Sept. 1950 to Feh. 1951 and supers of 191*6
end 194? » All teachers reecm- tend. Employed Esso Ship-
ping Company from 7/30/40 to 2/6/43, record clear.
Supervisor recommends . Employed as Teacher, Chester,
HI High School from Sept. 1945 to June 1946 and at
Byack Junior School summer term 1945. Supervisors
recommend favorable. Employed as Discussion Leader
Encampment for Citizenship summers of 1949 and ly50.
Applicant employed as instructor at Lon# Island
Agricultural and Technical Institute, Farmingdale, HI
9/2ii/b6 to date. Fellow employees describe as of ex-
cellent character and reputation. All references
recommend. Connection of references ALGERNON B. BLACK ■
and BURT JAMES L0IW8BRG with Communist front groups
set out. Neighb orhood inqui ry favorable. Former
student describes! |as ’’Communist sympathiser R

in 19U9. Confide ntial Informant describes' ref erences,
BLACK and | [ as ^Communist sympathizers* in 1?50.

HIE CP Confidential Informants have no knowledge of
applicant . Bo credit record* Ho criminal record locate
BIG, Bockland , Orgnge, Nassau Counties , NY.

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approximately a year and a half and stated that } N ag an efficient

and competent employee of good character and. habits and that he had no
reason to question the applicant’s loyalty ox* associates.

V 1 "p rinci pal, Chest er Sigh School, Chester*

Mew York, advised SAJOHHJ. MC MHOS that] kas employed as a teacher b6

of English from September Wk$ to dime ljtyeE He said that he had no derogatory b7c
information concerning the applicant’s character, reputation and loyalty. He
stated that he did not like the applicant personally because he felt that the
applicant was enable to control his classes.

1 " " [ headmaster. Hy&ck Junior High School, Hyaek,

Mew York, advised St MU MMDS that the ap plicant w as a teacher at this school b6
during the summer term of 1945 « j | stated that ] [ was a capable and b7c

trustworthy person and seeded to be a man of excellent character and a loyal
American. - ,

It is to be noted that information concerning the applicant 5 s
employment as a discussion leader at the Encampment for Citizenship during the
summers of 19h9 md 1 9$G is set out in this report in connection with the inter-
view of reference, &SMm B. BMCK.j^-

Prcfessor l ~| bong Island Agricultural and

Technical Institute* Fsrmingdaie, Mew York, advised SA GUSTAV 3. ABBAHDT that
the applicant has been employed at the Institute fr cm September 2k, 19kS to date.
Professor | | stated that he considers the applicant a person of excellent b6

character and reputation add without a doubt a leva! American. % characterised b?c
the applicant as nayiM’fofep&d ideas’ * ooncemin l oosssanity planning which was
hie chief interest. ] { stated that ] [ appeared to believe in socialising

services such as medicine but had never in his classes spoken of Communism or
Sassia* ‘

""l adrised SA ABMSBT that he knew the appli-
cant as a fellow worker at the Institute and as a neighbor and that he would be
vouch for him as a person of good character and integrity. He disclosed that he b 7 c
thought the applicant was a good security risk and had no Communist sympathies
but felt the applicant m& a highly emotional person. He said the applicant
Spoke disparagingly of the American political parties and that he oduld not
recall specifically the details.

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I [advised that he had sever heard the applicant bg

sneak favorably of -the Soviet Onion- «M hadnaverhe srdhim speak cr i^c ally b7c

of United States foreign policy. He saxcj □chief «*tere» appeared

to he comity- planning and that .he particularly favored community control
on each an enterprise as medicine.

| [Instructor at the Institute*, disclosed to

m fBMiU? that he knew the applicant and hie wife quite well* Be described
the ^plicant’s wife as being rather ’’conservative" but stated that the appli- b6
cant leered to be in favor of vast expansion of government control ana was b7
earticSrly outspoken in favor of socialising medicine >|__ [st&teo that
he did not consider the applicant a Ccamrunist and had never seen any evidence
of such sympathy and that he. likew ise, consid ered the applicant a man ox ( excellent
character!^ He noted, however, that j [ appeared to mm to he very immature.

| [Instructor^ advised. SA A3HMHT tliatj ha had — (

worked with the applicant at the school sinc^l#^^ '

a loyal American of excellent character and reputation j jsaxd tnal

1 vave not the slightest indication of having Communist empathies

gave not the slightest igca>;wi^ *>x - *vr*- — , . b7c

disclosed that ! [ was highly idealistic, was strongly^ opposed to

racial £ crimination and inhii field of community planning the applicant
appeared to favor a greater control of moat industries by the Government.

References

Or . M
2 lest
Bew fork City

Bl&CtC advised that he is the leader of the Ethical Culture
Society at this address; that ha , has «» applicant for abcau th^e years;

that he originally met him when} p*cme a ^ ^ b

the Encampment fur Citizenship mlach was a summer vmp opera ted Tny b

the.Rtchi c a'l-;Cult u r e Society. BhhCR sta u e d that| 1 b

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h'toeusslot* leader at the encajapsent deriag the s ^ e ^f
JS^SK «» encampmettt, of which he wasMucational

Kh as a project to Citizenship framing for young adults between :
STW of If Lft 23. BMCK indicated that the encampment has mlts
purpose the teaching of a proper understanding of community prvbXms*
international relations add the responsibility of citizens. BMW
explained that the program had three broad objectives ?

% % an understanding of the meaning of democracy

2. an analysis of the main issues of our times

|| the- developm'int of scholars and educators for
effective citisouship.

BLACK described ] | as being a very intelligent

and hard-working young man with fine ideals and a high moral sense. He
said that he would recommend him very highly for a position of confidence
'■ and trust with the United abates Government* BMC&baotod
convinced that the applicant would not be a Communist because he was an
' individual who had too much respect for a person's rights .

fhe following information is to be noted concerning

MMmm iu black*

The «8aily Worker" for S^tomber 22, ±9k% »« $,
column 2, carded an article which said in partthai BE* B*jSb»r

Hew tork Society for Ethical Culture, was among 93 : Pip^ient educators,
churahms and ier indi -le who formed a "Commit W of Welcome
the «fery leverend HSMTT mmm t B Jt>. , Bean of Canterbury ;

it is to be aphid
carried an article
refused to issue
ies was Tinder 5 to® '

In connection with

that the n tm fork World Telegram" for Bee :W ..

Which Stated that the State Department had o
a visa to LESSOR because his visit to tne Dniu«u- »»*»*>*> r?
auspices of toe Watiosal Council of Soviet American Friendship which has
been decreed by the Attorney General to be within tto pur^ew of tocut|ve
Order 983$. The article father reflected that the State Department had

ifotoar to dOHESQH that he could visit this country as an togvuduul
under the proper auspices. The article is partially quoted as folio

"too Communists and theto^sian^rst ;

have a field day at Madison Square Garden tonight they will ballyhoo and

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w homag« to one of ?the most effective apologists for Swiet C^unism
SsidTof mesial fevers. He is the Very Reverend iHSMI
'm& tmm? of Calterbury end member of the governing board of the oommunist
X»on«loh ‘BailyWorkey n * .

^ rhe ’’Daily Worker” for February 28, U)h$> page 2,

column 3 # carried an' article which said in part that "AmSRNOij BLACK,

-coa -5 Leader. * was among the speakers who addressed the general

S« dS— uS *•«»■* TVESt***

JotfeLiM tor World Peso., sarofc 25-27, MW, at til. Wtoorf Aston* Hotel,
Hew fork City*

The ’’Daily Worker” for February 21, 19h9» poge 2,
peace wader at the W^ok Astoria Hotel.

«_ „»»»„ .rsrr ms-s asr r^tg -
sasrs sse ws, , ^ass.“^5“sss*

political Action Committee in December of 19ho*^Jhe ICC ASP, although toeing
amalgamation. has, since thmdlssolution of the BCA*
“Sf 2 s *2lS S.SS5S the Scioto Cedn.il of the Arte,

Seisaoes and profession, to irtdch aany prominent artiste, scieotiets and
other professional persons belong.

IGSA8F, it will be not<

T-3, of known reliahili'
the formation of thr
1-3 advised that S*g
Commesist Party I

Party nations! G

cultural field, were among

In view of the fact that RCASP is the successor to the

of the fact onax mu&or xs> ~

at on December 30, 1946, Confidential Informant
stated that the inlfisl discussion ooticeraing
took place in the office of the "Daily hprker,

* the Hew fork State Committee of the

& forger member of. the Communist
"and Communists active an the

meeting, j

At this meeting BERMAN said that the full atr
the Communist Party in the cultural field was «**#)**«
was getting. upaa Cultural Committee which was to be headed by^d^

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; tSf of known reliability* in
CE was a sincere and patriotic
itia in racial iasties and was

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ifiw mat mmm would be a good choicesince be had been

associated with the viewpoint of the Communist Party for many y

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Waldorf Mtorla total* Hew York

to “Daily »otor* for Janaaiy 3, : 1*9, fit 7, ~l-» 1»
carried an article in *ioh Ae nans of SS^f ^5°#ora''own letter

:: rs^iMipioSSt 4 ss £Str=i «.

Activities Committee •

Confidential tnfoj

$©k|L advised that he believed IJggiL^

American but that he was mery mm-ismt*
more or lee® a dreamer.

Confidential X#or»ant 1-6, . of kB °T * fiXPJHi 10
i Mi»ia was Chairman of the Citywide

he was elected about 19UX *®e& the

t?charges of a crime wave in Haile® ^ J'^ i t was
KWU.OXW ~~ — «. a -farther advised that this organisation was
strictly a remedial 7> t +c gst ^sults through the- contact ot

not a pressure group but a committee -o gem and social

K tionally known . were 8dme communist Party members

• S^fnrther ^th^tw^Ms^iSon S« hot a member

under FHM)lHCKmiMg’8by^e, j^llsMd an <fhis article stated

tot to »cm* *SK^ftSl*SSre to lotion OwBitto to Fto '■
started a series » .^ese ©rgani sat ions come within

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L0MEMBSB3- not^- ihat he has seen the applicant several
times since 19li9 socially and professionally* that he believes the applicant
a parson of good mental ability and. that his character is unimpeachable.

Be stated he knows of no reason why he scald not be a trustworthy and
valuable (

It is to be noted that on March 28, 191*5, Confidential
Informant T~7> of known reliability, advised that the name of BERT JAMES
LQFfMBERG- appeared on the final program of the Cultural and Scientific
Conference for World Peace held at Mew -ork from March 25 - 27, 19k9*
LOKfgM'BSRG’s name is listed after « panel meters, 3 The same informant
also advised that the name of BERT JAMES L0MSWHC appeared on the
program committee for the dinner held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, March 25,
19R9 in connection with this same conference.

In connection with ih^fcnc a mmen.t.'£or Citiz enship it
is to be noted that Confidential |nf o rmant T^S, of known reliaSillly,
advised in August, 1950 that he had attended the final meeting held by the
Encampment For Citizenship at FieMstoa school on August 1*, 1950 and that
all the talks ,-et'this particular meeting, according to the informant,
followed the pparty line,* 5 ’ |he informant could no t be specific as to

^ ae j [who waa

s occasion against tbe war m K orea, T-8

MMK and [ I

what was aaid with . the
one of the leaders, speak
advis ed that in his opiate
$ [ were Communist sympA

lisa) |

112 Mlbbn Street
Farmingdale, Long Island

Miss l l advtsed SA ABBARBT that she is a teacher at
Farmlngdale High School and that her home address is 16 Royal Oak Road,
-Staten Island, Eew York, She stated that she has k nown the ap plicant and.

- his wife since 19hl; that she attended college with j | and that the

applicant is an absolutely loyal American with no ^Communist Party leanings”
and that he is a man of fine character, habits and reputation.

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